CST to CEST to PST to PHT to EDT Time Converter
Central Time is on daylight saving time: CDT (UTC−5) until Sun, Nov 1.
Mexico City and Saskatchewan stay on CST (UTC−6).
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7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 23, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 23, 2026 = 5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 23, 2026 = 8:00 pm20:00 PHT (UTC+8), Oct 23, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 23, 2026
CDT is 7 hours behind CEST. CDT is 2 hours ahead of PDT. CDT is 13 hours behind PHT. CDT is 1 hour behind EDT.
How the time difference changes
CST to CEST
For most of the year, CDT is 7 hours behind CEST. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, CDT is 6 hours behind CET. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CST is 7 hours behind CET.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in CET or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in CET or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in CET.
CST to PST
For most of the year, CDT is 2 hours ahead of PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CST is 2 hours ahead of PST. Briefly around clock changes, CDT is 3 hours ahead of PST or CST is 1 hour ahead of PDT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in PST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in PST.
CST to PHT
For most of the year, CDT is 13 hours behind PHT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CST is 14 hours behind PHT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 10:00 pm to 7:00 am (next day) in PHT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 11:00 pm to 8:00 am (next day) in PHT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 22:00 to 07:00 (next day) in PHT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 23:00 to 08:00 (next day) in PHT.
CST to EDT
For most of the year, CDT is 1 hour behind EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CST is 1 hour behind EST. Briefly around clock changes, CDT and EST have the same time or CST is 2 hours behind EDT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CDT correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CST correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in EST.
Compare CST time with CEST, PST, PHT, and EDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Central Daylight Time is 7 hours behind Central European Summer Time. Central Daylight Time is 2 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time. Central Daylight Time is 13 hours behind Philippine Time. Central Daylight Time is 1 hour behind Eastern Daylight Time.
7:00 am07:00 in CDT is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST and is 5:00 am05:00 in PDT and is 8:00 pm20:00 in PHT and is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT
CDT to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in CDT which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in CEST
CDT to PDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in CDT which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in PDT
CDT to PHT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6:30pm-7:30pm18:30-19:30 in CDT which corresponds to 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in PHT (next day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
CDT to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in CDT which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in EDT
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
8:00 pm20:00 Philippine Time (PHT). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 CDT / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 5:00 am05:00 PDT / 8:00 pm20:00 PHT / 8:00 am08:00 EDT
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| CDT | CEST | PDT | PHT | EDT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00am | 10:00pm previous day | 1:00pm | 1:00am | |
| 8:00am | 11:00pm previous day | 2:00pm | 2:00am | |
| 9:00am | 12:00am | 3:00pm | 3:00am | |
| 10:00am | 1:00am | 4:00pm | 4:00am | |
| 11:00am | 2:00am | 5:00pm | 5:00am | |
| 12:00pm | 3:00am | 6:00pm | 6:00am | |
| 1:00pm | 4:00am | 7:00pm | 7:00am | |
| 2:00pm | 5:00am | 8:00pm | 8:00am | |
| 3:00pm | 6:00am | 9:00pm | 9:00am | |
| 4:00pm | 7:00am | 10:00pm | 10:00am | |
| 5:00pm | 8:00am | 11:00pm | 11:00am | |
| 6:00pm | 9:00am | 12:00am next day | 12:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | 10:00am | 1:00am next day | 1:00pm | |
| 8:00pm | 11:00am | 2:00am next day | 2:00pm | |
| 9:00pm | 12:00pm | 3:00am next day | 3:00pm | |
| 10:00pm | 1:00pm | 4:00am next day | 4:00pm | |
| 11:00pm | 2:00pm | 5:00am next day | 5:00pm | |
| 12:00am next day | 3:00pm | 6:00am next day | 6:00pm | |
| 1:00am next day | 4:00pm | 7:00am next day | 7:00pm | |
| 2:00am next day | 5:00pm | 8:00am next day | 8:00pm | |
| 3:00am next day | 6:00pm | 9:00am next day | 9:00pm | |
| 4:00am next day | 7:00pm | 10:00am next day | 10:00pm | |
| 5:00am next day | 8:00pm | 11:00am next day | 11:00pm | |
| 6:00am next day | 9:00pm | 12:00pm next day | 12:00am next day | |
| 07:00 | 22:00 previous day | 13:00 | 01:00 | |
| 08:00 | 23:00 previous day | 14:00 | 02:00 | |
| 09:00 | 00:00 | 15:00 | 03:00 | |
| 10:00 | 01:00 | 16:00 | 04:00 | |
| 11:00 | 02:00 | 17:00 | 05:00 | |
| 12:00 | 03:00 | 18:00 | 06:00 | |
| 13:00 | 04:00 | 19:00 | 07:00 | |
| 14:00 | 05:00 | 20:00 | 08:00 | |
| 15:00 | 06:00 | 21:00 | 09:00 | |
| 16:00 | 07:00 | 22:00 | 10:00 | |
| 17:00 | 08:00 | 23:00 | 11:00 | |
| 18:00 | 09:00 | 00:00 next day | 12:00 | |
| 19:00 | 10:00 | 01:00 next day | 13:00 | |
| 20:00 | 11:00 | 02:00 next day | 14:00 | |
| 21:00 | 12:00 | 03:00 next day | 15:00 | |
| 22:00 | 13:00 | 04:00 next day | 16:00 | |
| 23:00 | 14:00 | 05:00 next day | 17:00 | |
| 00:00 next day | 15:00 | 06:00 next day | 18:00 | |
| 01:00 next day | 16:00 | 07:00 next day | 19:00 | |
| 02:00 next day | 17:00 | 08:00 next day | 20:00 | |
| 03:00 next day | 18:00 | 09:00 next day | 21:00 | |
| 04:00 next day | 19:00 | 10:00 next day | 22:00 | |
| 05:00 next day | 20:00 | 11:00 next day | 23:00 | |
| 06:00 next day | 21:00 | 12:00 next day | 00:00 next day |
Central Standard Time
Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Puebla, Santiago de Querétaro.
French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre
Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro
Today the lighter areas are on UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time).
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central Daylight Time (CDT).
End: Central Standard Time (CST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
Start: Central Standard Time (CST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
CST representations, usage and related time zones
- -06 - basic short
- -0600 - basic
- -06:00 - extended
- -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
- S - short form of 'Sierra'
- America/Bahia_Banderas
- America/Belize
- America/Chicago
- America/Chihuahua
- America/Costa_Rica
- America/El_Salvador
- America/Guatemala
- America/Indiana/Knox
- America/Indiana/Tell_City
- America/Knox_IN
- America/Managua
- America/Matamoros
- America/Menominee
- America/Merida
- America/Mexico_City
- America/Monterrey
- America/North_Dakota/Beulah
- America/North_Dakota/Center
- America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
- America/Ojinaga
- America/Rainy_River
- America/Rankin_Inlet
- America/Regina
- America/Resolute
- America/Swift_Current
- America/Tegucigalpa
- America/Winnipeg
- CST6CDT
- Canada/Central
- Canada/Saskatchewan
- Mexico/General
- US/Central
- US/Indiana-Starke
- Central Standard Time - UTC -6
- China Standard Time - UTC +8
- Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
- CST - Central Standard Time
- CT - Central Time
- MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
- EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
- GALT - Galapagos Time
- S - Sierra Time Zone
Central European Summer Time
Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.
German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
Today all shaded areas are on CEST.
Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central European Time (CET).
Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.
End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.
CEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- Africa/Ceuta
- Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
- CET
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Europe/Andorra
- Europe/Belgrade
- Europe/Berlin
- Europe/Bratislava
- Europe/Brussels
- Europe/Budapest
- Europe/Busingen
- Europe/Copenhagen
- Europe/Gibraltar
- Europe/Ljubljana
- Europe/Luxembourg
- Europe/Madrid
- Europe/Malta
- Europe/Monaco
- Europe/Oslo
- Europe/Paris
- Europe/Podgorica
- Europe/Prague
- Europe/Rome
- Europe/San_Marino
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Europe/Skopje
- Europe/Stockholm
- Europe/Tirane
- Europe/Vaduz
- Europe/Vatican
- Europe/Vienna
- Europe/Warsaw
- Europe/Zagreb
- Europe/Zurich
- MET
- Poland
- CEST - Central European Summer Time
- EET - Eastern European Time
- MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
- B - Bravo Time Zone
- CAT - Central Africa Time
- IST - Israel Standard Time
- SAST - South Africa Standard Time
- WAST - West Africa Summer Time
Pacific Standard Time
Offset: PST is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.821 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tijuana, San Diego, Mexicali, San Jose.
French: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique
Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste
Today the shaded areas are on UTC−7 (PDT).
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
End: Pacific Standard Time (PST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
Start: Pacific Standard Time (PST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
PST representations, usage and related time zones
- -08 - basic short
- -0800 - basic
- -08:00 - extended
- -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Uniform - Military abbreviation for PST
- U - short form of 'Uniform'
- America/Ensenada
- America/Los_Angeles
- America/Santa_Isabel
- America/Tijuana
- America/Vancouver
- Canada/Pacific
- Mexico/BajaNorte
- PST8PDT
- US/Pacific
- Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
- Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
- AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
- PST - Pacific Standard Time
- PT - Pacific Time
- PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
- U - Uniform Time Zone
Philippine Time
Offset: PHT is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Philippines
Principal Cities: The largest city in the PHT time zone is Quezon City in the Philippines, with about 3.084 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Davao, Caloocan, Manila, Taguig.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Philippine Time (PHT) do not change for daylight saving time, so PHT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
PHT representations, usage and related time zones
- +08 - basic short
- +0800 - basic
- +08:00 - extended
- +0800 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Hotel - Military abbreviation for PHT
- H - short form of 'Hotel'
- ACT - ASEAN Common Time
- AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
- BNT - Brunei Darussalam Time
- CAST - Casey Time
- CHOT - Choibalsan Time
- CST - China Standard Time
- H - Hotel Time Zone
- HKT - Hong Kong Time
- HOVST - Hovd Summer Time
- IRKT - Irkutsk Time
- KRAST - Krasnoyarsk Summer Time
- MYT - Malaysia Time
- PHT - Philippine Time
- SGT - Singapore Time
- ULAT - Ulaanbaatar Time
- WITA - Central Indonesian Time
Eastern Daylight Time
Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.
French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est
Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
Today all shaded areas are on EDT.
Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.
End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
EDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -04 - basic short
- -0400 - basic
- -04:00 - extended
- -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
- Q - short form of 'Quebec'
- America/Detroit
- America/Fort_Wayne
- America/Grand_Turk
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- America/Indiana/Marengo
- America/Indiana/Petersburg
- America/Indiana/Vevay
- America/Indiana/Vincennes
- America/Indiana/Winamac
- America/Indianapolis
- America/Iqaluit
- America/Kentucky/Louisville
- America/Kentucky/Monticello
- America/Louisville
- America/Montreal
- America/Nassau
- America/New_York
- America/Nipigon
- America/Pangnirtung
- America/Port-au-Prince
- America/Thunder_Bay
- America/Toronto
- Canada/Eastern
- EST5EDT
- US/East-Indiana
- US/Eastern
- US/Michigan
- AST - Atlantic Standard Time
- EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
- AMT - Amazon Time
- BOT - Bolivia Time
- CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
- CLT - Chile Standard Time
- GYT - Guyana Time
- HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
- Q - Quebec Time Zone
- VET - Venezuelan Standard Time